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According to Cointelegraph, the Ethereum Foundation has recently faced criticism from the community for selling ETH, unstaking, and having limited public communication. However, blockchain researcher and investor William Mougayar defended it in a post, stating that the outside world has long misunderstood the Foundation's positioning. ETH, the Ethereum network, and the Ethereum Foundation itself are three different aspects: ETH is an asset, Ethereum is a shared computing infrastructure, and the Foundation is a non-profit organization responsible for promoting protocol development, one of its goals even being "to make the founders gradually less important." The Ethereum Foundation is currently on a "subtraction path," strengthening the network by promoting protocol upgrades, funding underlying research, and reducing its own centralized influence.

According to the South Korean media outlet "Seoul Economy," a nationwide petition calling for the cancellation of cryptocurrency taxes has been included in the agenda for discussion in the National Assembly. The "Petition to Cancel Virtual Asset Tax," published on the National Assembly's electronic petition platform, garnered support from over 50,000 people in just eight days, meeting the criteria for submission to the permanent committee for review. The petition will be handed over to the Finance and Economy Committee, which oversees the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the National Tax Service, for examination, after which it will be decided whether to submit it for consideration by the plenary session. Petitioners argue that "since the financial investment income tax on stocks has been abolished and tax reduction policies have been implemented, it is unreasonable to impose a separate tax solely on virtual currencies," adding that "the current system needs a comprehensive review, not just simple supplementation."

According to Bits Media, the Russian government has expanded the scope of information that miners and mining infrastructure operators must submit to the tax authorities. Under the new regulations, the national registry of miners and operators must include network address data for equipment used in cryptocurrency mining (ASIC miners). The Russian Ministry of Finance stated that this move aims to simplify the regulation of digital asset transactions and the investigation of violations. Additionally, grid operators will be able to more accurately monitor the infrastructure load in areas with a high concentration of mining capacity.According to the law, government agencies, courts, the Bank of Russia, and grid operators can access the information in the miners' registry. The Federal Tax Service is responsible for maintaining the registry of miners and mining infrastructure operators. Under current law, miners and infrastructure operators (such as mining pools) must submit and regularly update the following information: for mining equipment, details such as manufacturer, model, serial number, algorithm, hash rate, power consumption, and operating mode. Regarding mining: the amount and type of cryptocurrency mined, mining pools, and links to online statistics.

"On-chain detective" ZachXBT disclosed on his personal channel that two contracts related to the European stablecoin issuer StablR may have been attacked, with potential losses exceeding $3 million (EURR and USDR). The source of the attacker's funds was through the CCTP platform on Noble. Additionally, ZachXBT revealed 7 attacker addresses currently associated with this security incident.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the Polymarket event "Knicks vs. Cavaliers," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Donovan Mitchell: Assists O/U 3.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 61.5% an hour ago to the current 35% (a fluctuation of 26.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the predicted market event "Knicks vs. Cavaliers" on Polymarket, the "yes" option for the sub-market "OG Anunoby: Assists O/U 0.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 48.5% an hour ago to the current 80.5% (a fluctuation of 32%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated on the X platform that Grayscale has submitted the third S-1 amendment for the Hyperliquid ETF to the U.S. SEC. The trading code for this ETF, once approved for listing, will be GHYP. It is expected to be increasingly close to launch, and U.S. exchanges will eventually welcome three HYPE ETFs.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket event "Thunder vs. Spurs," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "De'Aaron Fox: Assists O/U 4.5" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, rising from 23.5% an hour ago to the current 39.5% (a fluctuation of 16%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

In response to the China Securities Regulatory Commission's announcement regarding the rectification of illegal cross-border securities, futures, and fund operations and related penalties, Wang Shan, Chief Operating Officer of Tiger Brokers (Hong Kong) Global Limited, stated that the company is aware of the relevant notice issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The company indicated that the relevant notice does not directly apply to its Hong Kong entity, as the company holds a license issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and operates independently under its regulation.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular outlining the monitoring measures that should be implemented when opening accounts and maintaining client relationships. This circular was issued after the SFC reviewed the account opening practices of 12 securities brokerage firms.The review identified several significant deficiencies, including insufficient due diligence on account opening documents, acceptance of suspicious or forged documents during the account opening process, and weaknesses in managing cross-border agency relationships with overseas intermediaries. The SFC expressed deep concern about the potential misuse of client accounts for suspicious or illegal transactions, which could exacerbate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.The SFC requires all licensed corporations to conduct internal checks as soon as practicable to detect whether any suspicious or forged documents have been accepted for account opening. The SFC also outlined additional measures for licensed corporations when opening and managing accounts for mainland investors.These additional measures include closing investment accounts opened with suspicious or forged documents, closing zero-balance dormant investment accounts, and requiring a written declaration from investors when opening new investment accounts, stipulating that settlements and fund withdrawals can only be conducted through bank accounts held in the investor's own name at qualified banks.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission and seven other departments jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Rectification of Illegal Cross-Border Securities, Futures, and Fund Operating Activities."It is reported that the overall requirement of the "Rectification Plan" is to carry out concentrated rectification for two years, completely banning the illegal cross-border operating activities of foreign securities, futures, and fund operating institutions, and achieving the rectification goal of "resolutely banning the illegal and steadily cleaning up the existing stock."The targets of rectification include foreign institutions engaged in illegal cross-border securities, futures, and fund business, domestic related or cooperative entities assisting foreign institutions in illegal cross-border operations, illegal intermediaries soliciting domestic investors, internet platforms and online self-media that illegally publish information, and so on. Illegal cross-border operating activities of foreign institutions will be banned in accordance with the law, and behaviors of relevant entities that violate laws and regulations related to foreign exchange management, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity and information management, personal information protection, etc., will also be included in the scope of rectification.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has filed an investigation and issued a prior notice of administrative punishment against TigerBrokers (NZ) Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, and Changqiao Securities (Hong Kong) Limited for illegal securities business operations by relevant entities both domestically and abroad.According to the notice, the relevant entities of Tiger, Futu, and Changqiao conducted securities trading marketing, processed trading instructions, and provided related securities business services to obtain relevant income without the approval of our commission and without obtaining the licenses for securities brokerage business and securities financing and margin trading business, violating the provisions of Article 120 of the Securities Law, thus constituting illegal operation of securities business.In accordance with the provisions of Article 202 of the Securities Law, Article 136 of the Securities Investment Fund Law, and Article 132 of the Futures and Derivatives Law, our commission intends to decide to confiscate all illegal gains of the relevant entities of Tiger, Futu, and Changqiao, and impose severe penalties according to the law. The parties involved have the right to make statements, defend themselves, and request a hearing regarding the administrative penalties to be imposed. Our commission will fully listen to the opinions of the parties involved before making an administrative penalty decision in accordance with the law.

According to the Securities Times, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference today. At the meeting, Li Chao, deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that the commission is planning to introduce supporting documents to accelerate the implementation of artificial intelligence and further strengthen resource guarantees.At the same time, we will continue to promote central state-owned enterprises to open high-value application scenarios, creating benchmark applications for artificial intelligence across various industries, fields, and regions, and accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence into all aspects and links of business management.

According to Jinshi reports, Nomura Securities expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged in 2026, after previously predicting that the Federal Reserve would cut rates once in September and once in December this year.

SpaceX officially announced that Fram2 mission commander and F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun (@satofishi) will board Starship to execute the company's first crewed interplanetary flight mission.This mission is planned to last approximately two years, with the spacecraft flying out of the Earth-Moon system, passing by Mars before returning to Earth, marking an important milestone in commercial crewed deep space exploration. Wang Chun has previously funded and served as commander to complete the Fram2 polar orbit flight mission, becoming the first entrepreneur to fully fund and personally participate in two commercial crewed space missions.

According to Bits.media, Ivan Chebeskov, the Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia, stated that the final version of the government's cryptocurrency market regulation bill will retain the ban on transfers from Russian custodial wallets to non-custodial foreign wallets. More lenient conditions will only apply to participants in foreign trade activities, namely importers. Chebeskov mentioned that after the law comes into effect, the effectiveness of the new regulatory system will be analyzed, and in the future, the use of non-custodial wallets may be allowed in an experimental mode. The final version of the bill will be ready next week, and the Deputy Minister hopes it can be passed before the end of the State Duma's spring session.Previously, the Duma's Financial Market Committee opposed the central bank's stance on banning transfers to non-custodial wallets and proposed providing judicial protection for all cryptocurrency asset holders. The bill was passed in the first reading on April 21, stipulating that starting July 1, Russians and companies can only purchase digital assets through licensed intermediaries, and access to foreign cryptocurrency platforms must go through a list approved by the central bank, prohibiting access to exchanges that impose sanctions on Russia.

According to Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in a post on the X platform, there is an overinterpretation of the proposed "innovation exemption" for on-chain trading of tokenized national market system stocks. Peirce stated that she has always expected the scope of this exemption to be limited, restricted to the trading of digital representations of the same underlying equity securities that investors can currently purchase in the secondary market, rather than trading of synthetic securities.Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas commented that he is not surprised by the expectations surrounding tokenization and maintains his view: what tokenization can achieve (at least in the short term) is merely the distribution of stocks and ETFs to on-chain users, serving more as a distribution channel for ETFs rather than a disruptive force.

U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated that the SEC's "innovation exemption" for tokenized stocks is expected to apply only to on-chain equity products. She pointed out that synthetic tokens that merely mimic stock price performance but do not possess full shareholder rights are expected to not meet the relevant regulatory exemption requirements.